Amman vs Dammam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Dammam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1032
$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2557
$2518
🏠 One person rent
$384
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$379
$1923
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
65
40
😀 Quality of life
73
75
🏙️ Population
4.01M
903K

The cost of living in Amman is 3% less expensive than in Dammam. Cities ranked 5330th and 5152nd ($1032 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Jordan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 1.8 months in Dammam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Dammam ranked 3rd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 2337th and 1491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Dammam

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Amman Dammam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.1
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.43
$6.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.53
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.58
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$378
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$674
$874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$436
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.6
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.2
$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.93%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1681
$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1021
$803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.2
$35.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.8
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.55
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.2
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.52
$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.2
$2.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.87
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.24
$3.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.7
$73.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.1
$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$337
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7735
$7969

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$538
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$745
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$771
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1205
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$1070
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2663
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1994
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1077
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$742
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2393
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$977
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$2054
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2463
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2470
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2347
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$1020
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$2133
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2245
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2336
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2379
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2214
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1149
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2466
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2465
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2500
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2422
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$2044
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2400
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2172
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2359
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1933
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$2125
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2165
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2430
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2565
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2873
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2328
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2555
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2201
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2541

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Dhahran
$965
53 km or 33 mi Isa Town
$1218
54 km or 33 mi Manama
$1340
56 km or 35 mi Qatif
$778
57 km or 35 mi Riffa
$1062
76 km or 47 mi Jubail
$917
119 km or 74 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
163 km or 101 mi Al Khor
$2015
191 km or 119 mi Doha
$2100
291 km or 181 mi Bushehr
$454
325 km or 202 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
334 km or 207 mi Borazjan
$457
385 km or 239 mi Kazerun
$471
388 km or 241 mi Kuwait City
$1437
394 km or 245 mi Riyadh
$1628
411 km or 256 mi Jahrom
$494
425 km or 264 mi Al-Faw
$703
427 km or 265 mi Shiraz
$505
447 km or 278 mi Fasa
$497
453 km or 282 mi Umm Qasr
$708
463 km or 288 mi Behbahan
$469
465 km or 289 mi Marvdasht
$485
467 km or 290 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
468 km or 291 mi Abadan
$522
473 km or 294 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
481 km or 299 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
483 km or 300 mi Khorramshahr
$509
492 km or 306 mi Yasuj
$459
498 km or 310 mi Az Zubayr
$694
503 km or 313 mi Basra
$861
537 km or 334 mi Dubai
$2470
543 km or 337 mi Sharjah
$1543
550 km or 342 mi Ajman
$2356
554 km or 344 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
561 km or 349 mi Ahvaz
$548
601 km or 374 mi Izeh
$452
604 km or 376 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
610 km or 379 mi Unaizah
$938
616 km or 383 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
616 km or 383 mi Masjed Soleyman
$487